Overengineering It: A Year in Review

2019 Edition

A Year of Unnecessary Complexity

2019 was a year of epic failures, where the art of overengineering reached new heights. It was a year where the simplest solution was always the wrong solution.

From the misunderstandings that started it all, to the burnout that followed, 2019 was a year to remember.

Some highlights:

• Feature Creep - The art of adding one too many features to a project, until it became a bloated monstrosity.
• Bad Architecture - Where the design was more focused on looking pretty than working properly.
• Tech Debt - The debt that was accumulated by taking on too many unnecessary features and technologies.

And the award for Overengineering Itself goes to... The Team!

Learn from Your Failures